Magic Kingdom Is the #1 Visited Park in the World, But How Do the Rest of the Disney Parks Stack Up?

It’s certainly no surprise that Disney World is busy, with Magic Kingdom being the busiest park of them all.

So, it should also come as no surprise that Magic Kingdom was officially the most-visited theme park in the world in 2024, according to the TEA Global Experience Index. Wondering how the rest of the Disney parks and other theme parks stacked up? We’ve got all the info you need to know right here!

Each year, the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) releases its Global Experience Index, which measures theme park attendance, among other things, worldwide. And, according to the 2024 TEA Global Experience Index, Magic Kingdom was the most-visited theme park in the world! Not only that, but Disney Experiences was also the top theme park operator worldwide.

Overall, Magic Kingdom’s attendance in 2024 was approximately 17,836,000 people — almost 18 million people visited Magic Kingdom in 2024. This was a .7% increase over the prior year, 2023.

So, how did the rest of the Disney parks and other theme parks stack up? You can check out the rest of the Top 25 Amusement/Theme Parks worldwide below:

1. Magic Kingdom Park
2. Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort
3. Universal Studios Japan
4. Tokyo Disneyland
5. Shanghai Disneyland
6. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
7. Tokyo DisneySea
8. EPCOT
9. Disney’s Hollywood Studios
10. Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris
11. Disney California Adventure
12. Universal Studios Beijing
13. Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort
14. Universal Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort
15. Disney’s Animal Kingdom
16. Universal Studios Hollywood
17. Hong Kong Disneyland
18. Europa Park
19. Efteling
20. Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris
21. Everland
22. China Dinosaurs Park
23. Lotte World Adventure
24. Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park
25. Chimelong Spaceship

Disney parks certainly took most of the top spots worldwide, with several Universal parks having increased attendance over the prior year as well.

TEA also released its list of the Top 20 Amusement/Theme Parks in North America based on attendance.

The Top 20 Amusement/Theme Parks in North America based on attendance in 2024 were:

1. Magic Kingdom
2. Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort
3. EPCOT
4. Disney’s Hollywood Studios
5. Disney California Adventure
6. Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort
7. Universal Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort
8. Disney’s Animal Kingdom
9. Universal Studios Hollywood
10. Knott’s Berry Farm
11. SeaWorld Orlando
12. SeaWorld San Diego
13. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
14. Cedar Point
15. King’s Island
16. Six Flags Magic Mountain
17. Canada’s Wonderland
18. Dollywood
19. Six Flags Great America
20. Hersheypark

Again, Disney and Universal lead the pack, with Six Flags, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and additional smaller, regional theme parks taking the last spots.

Overall, attendance increased by around 2.4% across the top 25 theme parks worldwide, with a whopping 246 million visitors choosing to spend time at these various parks.

We’ll be looking into these results further, so keep an eye out for more updates. In the meantime, make sure you stay tuned to AllEars for the latest theme park news and beyond.

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